Ski and Snowboard News, Deals, and Events

Park City Mountain Resort is offering a new pass to Utah residents and property owners. The five-day pass is called the Utah Locals 5-Pack and is available for $270 (just $54 per day). The tickets will be available for use all season long except for Dec. 26, 2008 through Jan. 1, 2009 and Feb. 14 through February 16, 2009. The Utah Locals 5-Pack is non-transferable and will not include Fast Tracks, rollover, parking, or on-mountain discounts. However, the price will remain the same all year, and guests are welcome to refill their 5-Pack when they have used up their previous one. Call (800) 222-PARK or visit the PCMR season pass page for more information or to purchase your pass.

Locals' ticket books are still available at these Utah resorts:

Brighton Ski Resort: Fully transferrable Brighton Coupon Books are on sale through Oct. 31. The 5 and 10-day packs are $225 and $390 respectively.

Deer Valley Resort: Anyone with a current Utah driver's license can purchase Locals Coupon Books to Deer Valley until Nov. 30. If you don't have a driver's license, just use a photo ID and either a current Utah property tax form, Utah utility bill or Utah business paycheck stub in your name. Books are valid seven days a week: Adult Book of 10 Coupons - $520 ($52/day); Adult Book of 5 Coupons - $275 ($55/day); Child (12 and under) Book of 10 Coupons - $270 ($27/day).

Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort: Snowbird Resort has a few different options! The Family Plan (purchase by Dec. 30). Snowbird 10 to Share Passes (Expires: Dec. 31) and Snowbird Tram & Chair Day Tickets bought in bulk before Jan. 30 all get you skiing for around $50 a day.

Solitude Mountain Resort: Solitude has their own"Family Pack": 30 days to split amongst your family as you see fit for $1,170. This is a non-transferable picture pass that must be bought by Nov. 1. You can also ski for as little as $40 a day with the 11 Pak + Card deal (buy it during the Solitude Preseason Ticket Sale) Credit from unused days will rollover to next season, days are transferable (one per day/per card), and you can add more days during the season at the pre-season price. Remember, with each adult pass purchased, kids under 10 receive a free matching Pak of tickets.

The Canyons: Adult eCoupon is on sale at The Canyons through Oct. 15. Utah Residents or property owners will ski for less than $50 per day. There's also the The Canyons Cherry Picker 5-day Pass available to all shoppers, giving you one lift ticket per day for $59.

Visit OnTheSnow.com's Utah Ski Deals page for more lift ticket and season pass pricing.